Installation

You can install WallpaperDownloader using different ways.

Arch Linux and derivatives (Manjaro, Garuda, EndevourOS, PeuxOS...)

It can be installed natively from the AUR:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/wallpaperdownloader.git
cd wallpaperdownloader
makepkg -si

You can also use an AUR helper, such as yay or paru:

yay -S wallpaperdownloader

Flatpak package

This is the preferred method if you cannot install it natively. This application is packaged in Flatpak and published in Flathub. If the distro of your choice is integrated with Flatpak out of the box (ElementaryOS or PopOS! for example), you will be able to install it from the Software center. If don't, you can follow the official guide in order to enable Flathub and then install the application.

Flatpak version doesn't have any of the limitations that snap package presents and it works flawlessly in all Desktop Environments.

Snap package

Due to some limitations introduced by the snap packages, WallpaperDownloader could no work properly depending on your Desktop Environment. This application is packaged using snapcraft tool and it is published in Canonical's snap store. If you are using Ubuntu you can install it directly from the Software Center. If don't you can get it from the Snap store.

If you want to install WallpaperDownloader from the terminal:

sudo snap install wallpaperdownloader

Only for Ubuntu users (16.04 and above): If you install the snap package in Ubuntu, it is recommended to install snapd-xdg-open package to allow WallpaperDownloader snap application to open some links in your browser.

sudo apt install snapd-xdg-open

Caveats: Snap package fully supports GNOME Shell, Unity, MATE, Budgie and Pantheon desktop environments. If you are using KDE Plasma 5 (version 5.8 or greater) and 6 or XFCE and your distro of choice is Ubuntu, then installation via Flatpak package is recommended, because it doesn't have any limitations.

PPA (Ubuntu and derivatives)

Important: Due to the inclusion of new libraries in version 4.2 that are not packaged natively in Debian repositories and my lack of time to investigate and maintain the official deb package via PPA, the last version of WallpaperDownloader available in the official PPA will be 4.1. If you want to continue using the application and receiving updates, please install it via Flatpak (it supports all Desktop Environments out of the box) or via Snap (all the features works flawlessly on all Desktop Environments except KDE Plasma 5 and XFCE)

There is an official PPA repository for installing WallpaperDownloader in Ubuntu (16.04 and greater) and derivatives natively. It is the preferred method for enabling all the features of the application and it is recommended for KDE Plasma 5 and XFCE users. First, open a terminal and type:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eloy-garcia-pca/wallpaperdownloader

Hit enter. Then type:

sudo apt update

Hit enter. Then type:

sudo apt install wallpaperdownloader

Hit enter.

JAR file (Linux, OSX, Windows with Java)

• Download and install java.
• Download and store wallpaperdownloaded.jar from wallpaperdownloader repository
• Go to the directory where you stored the file and double click on it. (If you are using Linux, you can execute it via terminal. Open a terminal, cd to the directory where you stored it and execute it using java -Xmx256m -Xms128m -jar wallpaperdownloader.jar)